Health Funding Watch

Carso Awards in Health, Nutrition and Environment

October 15, 2008

In this issue of Health Funding Watch, the Foundation Center's newsletter devoted to health-related topics, you'll learn about the relationship between parents' income and education and their children's health. You'll also find links to other health-related news, resources, funding opportunities for individuals and organizations, and job listings. Health Funding Watch is available exclusively to visitors who register at the Foundation Center's Web site.

Shortfalls in Children's Health Tied to Parents' Income, Education, Report Finds

Substantial shortfalls in the health of children based on family income and education are widespread across the country and in every state, a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America finds. The report, America's Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?, found that 16 percent of children age 17 and younger are in less than optimal health based on their parents' descriptions — a rate that varies widely across states from a high of 22.8 percent in Texas to a low of 6.9 percent in Vermont. The report also found that some 40 percent of U.S. children live in poor or near-poor households, while 30 percent live in middle-income households. Read the article»

Recent Health News from Philanthropy News Digest

University of Michigan Health System to Receive $22 Million for Research Institute
Retail pioneer A. Alfred Taubman has bequeathed $22 million to the research institute that already bears his name so that it can continue its work to understand, treat, and prevent human disease....
Posted: 10/10/08

Open Society Institute Awards $4.8 Million to Expand Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Part of OSI's $10 million Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap initiative, the grants were awarded to eight organizations working to expand health coverage and advocate for the government to compensate for shortfalls in insurance....
Posted: 10/09/08

Harvard to Receive $125 Million for Bioengineering Institute
The gift from alumnus Hansjörg Wyss will create a cross-departmental institute for biologically inspired engineering and fuel a significant increase in bioengineering activity at the school....
Posted: 10/08/08

Lokey Pledges $75 Million for Stanford Stem Cell Center
With the announcement, Lorry Lokey more than doubled his previous pledge of $33 million, which he made in February 2007....
Posted: 10/07/08

More health news»

Funding Opportunities

National AIDS Fund Announces Second Year of Southern REACH Grant Program
Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to local nonprofits working to promote HIV/AIDS-related prevention, policy, and human services in high-risk communities in the southeastern United States....
Deadline: 11/10/08

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Invites Applications for Research Grants Program
Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to scientists, junior faculty, and doctoral students researching pancreatic cancer and its treatment....
Deadline: 11/10/08

Syringe Access Fund to Support Programs to Prevent Spread of HIV
One-year grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to organizations working to improve public policy and provide direct syringe exchange services in the United States and Puerto Rico....
Deadline: 11/20/08

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Ideas on National Health Reform
Two-year grants of up to $400,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and public entities working to find solutions and build momentum for healthcare reform at the federal level....
Deadline: 12/02/08 (Brief Proposals)

More requests for proposals»

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Funding for Training

The Foundation Center now offers scholarships to staff or volunteers of small community-based organizations. The $100 scholarships can be applied to the registration fee of any full-day Center training course, as well as the cost of any course held outside our regional library/learning centers. Nonprofit organizations in Atlanta, Cleveland, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., interested in applying for a scholarship should contact the field office in their city directly.

Did you know…?

… that the population of Californians over the age of 65 is projected to more than double between 2000 and 2030? According to a new report from the California HealthCare Foundation, Beds for Boomers: Will Hospitals Have Enough? (21 pages, PDF), the increase in the state's over-65 population will significantly impact acute care hospitals, with more than half the state's acute care days projected to be used by the over-65 population by 2030, despite that cohort representing only 18 percent of the population.

Resources for Grantseekers

Located in libraries, community foundations, and nonprofit resource centers across the country, the Foundation Center's Cooperating Collections offer nonprofits and individuals free access to the Center's database as well as information on how to apply for foundation grants. Our growing CC network now numbers 388 collections in the United States (and one in Mexico City), with many located in underresourced communities.

Job Opportunities

Vice President of Administration
CDC Foundation
Atlanta, Georgia
Posted: 10/15/08

Project Coordinator, Family Services
LIGHT Health and Wellness
Baltimore, Maryland
Posted: 10/15/08

Treatment Health Educator
Momentum Project
New York, New York
Posted: 10/13/08

Project Coordinator
CANFit
Berkeley, California
Posted: 10/12/08

More job opportunities»

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